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| Character | Suffolk | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Angry, Scolding | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Period | Renaissance | |
| Genre | Historical, Drama | |
| Description | Suffolk curses his enemies | |
| Location | ACT III, Scene 2 | |
Summary
The Duke of Gloucester, the Protector of England, has just been killed in his jail cell by two murderers hired by Suffolk, a lord, with the support of other noblemen and Cardinal Beaufort. He was put in jail because he was accused of treason. They all wanted to get rid of him to gain more power.
They are getting ready for Gloucester's trial but Suffolk enters the room and informs the king that Gloucester is dead. The king faints and when he regains consciousness he accuses Suffolk for being responsible for Gloucester's death.
Queen Margaret defends Suffolk and expresses her concern that everybody will think she was somehow involved in the murder.
Warwick and Salisbury, two lords, enter with a crowd of commoners. Warwick accuses Suffolk and they argue and fight. The commoners, however, support Warwick and want Suffolk dead or banished from England and the king agrees to banish him.
In this monologue Suffolk curses his enemies.
They are getting ready for Gloucester's trial but Suffolk enters the room and informs the king that Gloucester is dead. The king faints and when he regains consciousness he accuses Suffolk for being responsible for Gloucester's death.
Queen Margaret defends Suffolk and expresses her concern that everybody will think she was somehow involved in the murder.
Warwick and Salisbury, two lords, enter with a crowd of commoners. Warwick accuses Suffolk and they argue and fight. The commoners, however, support Warwick and want Suffolk dead or banished from England and the king agrees to banish him.
In this monologue Suffolk curses his enemies.
Written by Administrator
| Excerpt |
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| SUFFOLK A plague upon them! wherefore should I curse them? Would curses kill, as doth the mandrake's groan, I would invent as bitter-searching terms, As curst, as harsh and horrible to hear, Deliver'd strongly through my fixed teeth, With full as many signs of deadly hate, As lean-faced Envy in her loathsome cave: My tongue should stumble in mine earnest words; Mine eyes should sparkle like the beaten flint; Mine hair be fixed on end, as one distract; Ay, every joint should seem to curse and ban: And even now my burthen'd heart would break, Should I not curse them. Poison be their drink! Gall, worse than gall, the daintiest that they taste! Their sweetest shade a grove of cypress trees! Their chiefest prospect murdering basilisks! Their softest touch as smart as lizards' sting! Their music frightful as the serpent's hiss, And boding screech-owls make the concert full! All the foul terrors in dark-seated hell-- |
Comments
Suffolk expresses his hate and curses his enemies. A good way to perform this monologue is to start in a low key tone and have the emotion get more intense as the monologue progresses.
